'Hunt-on' for LTTE leaders; Pottu Amman's secret passage raided - Kilinochchi [October 03 2008]

Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets carried out air sorties targeting a secret passage of the LTTE's intelligence wing leader Pottu Amman located in the Kilinochchi area this afternoon (03).

The well identified secret passage was located in general area Kanagapuram, 4Km west of Kilinochchi town and it was engaged around 2.30 p.m, the Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, said.

The target was precisely taken by the Air Force fighters, based on real-time information gathered through continuous ground and air surveillances.